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Post Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:38 pm   Watermelon or Cherries? Please help quick!

please help quick! I am about to throw this out!
I brough a cherry and some watermelon peel (with a little flesh left on them) to my room, where my turtle is
Just wondeirng if I should offer some to the turtle! Or is this food dangerous for him?
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Post Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:42 pm   

They're fine as a rare treat. Mine love both!

Wait...I didn't see the word 'peel' the first time. I'd say no to the watermelon rind, yes to the cherries
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Post Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:47 pm   

ok thanks! hes only about 1 inch so I pinched off a chunk for him and ate the rest of the cherry myself
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Post Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:46 pm   

Did he like it? Some turtles are attracted to red foods. Mine's pretty indifferent.
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Post Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:20 pm   

Kokoro likes the red food. I can take anything red or yellow and get it close to her tank and she will try to eat it right a way
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Post Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:25 pm   

Serra is attracted to bright green things! Especially the little green flow adjuster on one of my filters!
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Post Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:59 pm   

Napoleon knows the Reptomin container, he freaks out when I pick it up, and doesn't even notice the pellets in the water until after I leave the room. I've got to go grocery shopping tomorrow and pick up some new treats for him, he's been eating mostly lettuce and carrots lately, he's due for some fun new veggies!
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Post Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:52 am   

yes, he really enjoyed the cherry, until I went over so I could watch him eating more closely.
then he stopped eating and ran away :cry:
although he did pick at it after I left again. but he didn't really eat it anymore, so I just fished it out of the water and threw it out

at least he is eating a lot now!
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Post Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:30 pm   

You can give him a bit of the watermelon rind if there's some of the fruit on it. Because the rind is hard, he might not be that interested in it, though. None of my turtles likes watermelon. But they do like their slivers of cherries. :)
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Post Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:48 pm   

Scooter goes ape over watermelon! She won't share at all with B.C.
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